To advance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, a heavy physical toll is incurred as the result of a full-contact game, and hoisting the greatest trophy in all of sports is impossible without braving that gauntlet.

To advance as a sport, sometimes rules that prevent harm cannot exist until harm is done in a way that has not been addressed before. In other words, sometimes progress - by necessity - comes at a price.

In 2002, the New York Islanders and the Toronto Maple Leafs learned just how much they would have to sacrifice to realize both of these ends.

CHAPTERS
00:00-04:08 Introduction & Context
04:08-07:15 Game 1: The Slow Burn
07:15-11:34 Game 2: Mad Dog
11:35-16:07 Game 3: The Coliseum
16:07-23:51 Game 4: The Shot
23:51-29:53 Game 5: The Dark
29:53-35:35 Game 6: Gladiators
35:35-41:42 Game 7: The End
41:42-43:52 Epilogue

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